Just new from ebay. Nothing special but a not very common combination. A guy (maybe a teacher, police or civilian beamter) who made something to get the "Kreuz für Kriegshilfsdienst" but lost a relative, maybe his son.
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Crosses for the next of kin on medal-bars are rare.
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That's a very neat bar, Jens!
Here are a couple of my Next-of-kins.
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What the???
Is that NOK (next o' kin) medal a pin back orginally? That is very strange...like the medal bars!Comment
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The only reference I've seen to this type pinback is in Angolia's For Fuhrer and Fatherland; Political and Civil Awards of the Third Reich, wherein he states, "A commercial version of the award for the widow or parents came into existence in pinback form measuring only 31.5 mm. It is not known if this brooch ever achieved official recognition."
(The pinback posted above measures 31.5 mm.)GeorgeComment
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